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-====Aquaculture, Agriculture =====
-It is an old question: is algal cultivation an **agri**cultural activity or an **aqua**cultural activity. The answer to this question is important for several reasons:
-  - spatial planning and permits: agriculture is frequently simpler, rules are simplified to reflect with the existing habits,
-  - water permits: use of water for agriculture is governed by different rule than water use for aquaculture,
-  - taxation: there are frequently simpler rules for farmers,
-  - subsidies: there is an elaborate system of subsidies, mostly under EU jurisdiction with local implementation rules,
-  - labelling: there are rules of origin and labelling requirements specific for each kind of activity,
-  - jurisdiction: both at EU level and frequently at local levels the bodies responsible for each activity are different,
-  - policy:
-There are arguments to including algal cultivation under both umbrellas:
-| AQUA | AGRO |
-|algae are water organisms |algae are (simple) plants |